Frederica Wilson

We have to act now. Pretending this is not a serious problem... will make climate change more expensive.

Over 100 days have gone by, and the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria are still not home. The consequences of their absence and the lack of formal action to find the girls is unimaginable. Eleven parents of the abducted girls have…

3 months ago, over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted and a hashtag went viral--#bringbackourgirls. While talking about the girls may no longer be trendy, it is more important now than ever to bring them home. Every moment they are…

I am asking the world to join together, as we refuse to let the abducted Nigerian girls vanish from the international headlines, by tweeting every day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., eastern standard time, using #bringbackourgirls and…

73 days ago, 200 Nigerian girls were kidnapped by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram. This story tugged at hearts around the world and led to an international outcry for these girls' rescue, but 73 days later, we cannot allow this…

In April, nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram. As late as yesterday, there are reports of more abductions. I listened in horror as the Nigerian Government announced it has completed its inquiry…

More than 200 girls in Nigeria are still missing. They were brutally kidnapped by the terrorist organization Boko Haram more than 60 days ago. We pray for their return, and we pray for their parents. We will tweet and tweet and tweet until…

Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of girls in Nigeria, and I am outraged. These girls were determined to get an education, to build a better life for themselves, for their families and for their nation. For this, they were abducted. As a…

Thank you, Congressman Engel. I would like to thank the leadership of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the original cosponsors of this bipartisan legislation, Congressman Engel, Congressman Royce, Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen, Congressman…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 21, beginning line 16, amend subparagraph (G) to read as follows: ``(G) The State entity will ensure…

It is imperative that the U.S. Congress condemns Boko Haram and its violent acts in the strongest terms.

the third bill, House Resolution 573, condemning the abduction of female students by Boko Haram, authored by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson.

Last night, I introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the abduction of Nigerian school girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility. Leadership of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and the…

We will be losing so much of our coast.

It is something that we cannot afford to ignore.

We appreciate that because so many people are learning to save for the first time.

It is un-American to hurt those who are down on their luck.

I have said it over and over again, the mantra of this Congress should be jobs, jobs, jobs.

It is shameful that we have not extended unemployment compensation to the millions who are unemployed.

Can you please discuss the impact of raising the minimum wage?

Thank you to the chair and ranking member for today's hearing.

It would enable working women to be able to feed their children and not have to make the choices between a gallon of milk and a gallon of gas.

Would all of you agree that it makes sense to spend more money to feed seniors and fund the OAA than to pay much more for the emergency health care costs that arise when people are hungry?

I think it is important for us to understand that it is not so much that people are poor that they don't eat; it has a lot to do with them, sometimes, remembering to eat and knowing how to prepare the food and having the strength.

I believe that the most critical time in our lives--happens when we begin to get older.